Eckington School (Culpeper, Virginia)

Eckington School
Location 102 N. Main St., near Culpeper, Virginia
Coordinates 38°24′13″N 77°55′27″W / 38.40361°N 77.92417°W / 38.40361; -77.92417Coordinates: 38°24′13″N 77°55′27″W / 38.40361°N 77.92417°W / 38.40361; -77.92417
Area 0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built 1895 (1895)
NRHP Reference # 01000154[1]
VLR # 023-5041
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 16, 2001
Designated VLR December 6, 2000[2]

Eckington School, also known as Poplar Ridge School, is a historic school building for African-American children located near Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia. It was built in 1895, and is a one-story, vernacular frame structure. It measures 20 feet by 26 feet, and is clad in weatherboard. It was used as a school until 1941, after which it was used as a church hall for the adjoining Free Union Baptist Church. At that time, a 10 foot by 20 foot addition was built.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Ann L. Miller (August 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Eckington School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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